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Here are some updates of our newest referrals and events of this month! Miranda – Miranda is our youngest new survivor. She is 18 years old and is currently living in a facility for youth and young adults. Our team visits her regulalry and supplied her with materials for both her spiritual and physical recovery process. […]

Lebanon, TN – Just six months after an explosion at a Lebanon home killed an elderly couple, a local minister is looking to change the story of tragedy to one of triumph. Learn more and read the comments made by ESTN’s own Derri Smith here.

by Ashley Hargest When I would hear about human trafficking, I always thought it was something that only went on in other countries. I never thought of it happening in my own backyard. When I first became aware of how much trafficking is currently going on in my own city, I couldn’t believe it. […]

In the fight against trafficking the most powerful weapon we have is prayer!! In fact, it’s the most powerful weapon we can use against any form of evil. I must admit, though, that there are times I get so overwhelmed by the idea of young children being used as sex slaves that I just don’t […]

End Slavery TN – Survivor Stories* Adela My mother will never receive an award for her parenting. I was always a commodity to her. Something to sell for drugs and booze as a six year old. Another hand to help her make crack in the kitchen. I have never been her child, her pride […]

Survivor story: Hannah A true story, put into words by Pax Wiemers It’s always struck me as ironic that my family came to this country as African refugees in search of a better life – the American dream. None of us could have imagined the American horror story about to unfold. As […]